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Author Archives: Dr. Jessica Ann Hughes

God Has a Plan for Your Life—And It Might Be Horrible!

October 27, 2016by Dr. Jessica Ann Hughes Leave a comment

I hate it when well-meaning people tell me that God has a plan for my life. Why do I hate it, you might ask? Because it is exactly what I’m […]

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Tough Questions

Yes. You are screwing up your kids.

September 12, 2016by Dr. Jessica Ann Hughes 1 Comment

It’s an unavoidable fact of parenting. Whether you are an attachment parent, co-sleeping parent, a free-range parent, a helicopter parent, a traditional parent, a non-ideological parent, you are doing something […]

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On Anything and Everything

TV Watching → Engaging Work (!)

July 21, 2016by Dr. Jessica Ann Hughes Leave a comment

One of my favorite pass-times is watching TV shows on DVD. The series can be so engaging that sometimes I see myself enmeshed in the storyline to such an extent […]

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Making a Difference

The Social Economy

July 7, 2016by Dr. Jessica Ann Hughes Leave a comment

[this is the last of a three post series. Here’s the first and the second.] My scalp was itching. Just a bit but itchy nonetheless. I lay in bed a […]

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Making a Difference

Rocks, a tent, and a felony (or two)

July 4, 2016by Dr. Jessica Ann Hughes Leave a comment

  [continuing from the last post] Two days later, the weather turned shockingly cold. I had set out on a walk with Ziva, thankful for the cool gray sky but […]

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Making a Difference

You know where to find me

June 30, 2016by Dr. Jessica Ann Hughes 4 Comments

“If I had some water, I’d give you a drink!” Panting, I looked down at the grizzled man sitting on the corner. A ripped Notre Dame cap sat upon his […]

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Making a Difference

The end of all our exploring…

May 5, 2016by Dr. Jessica Ann Hughes Leave a comment

Philosopher David Hume should be celebrating his 305th birthday about now. He was born on May 7th (which was April 26th before the Calendar Act of 1750), so his birthday […]

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Bar Conversations and Cheap Advice

Which Good Friday?

March 24, 2016by Dr. Jessica Ann Hughes 4 Comments

When I was younger, Good Friday inspired me. While I was thankful for Jesus’ sacrifice, I viewed it as the heroic act of an individual, independent human being—an adult choosing […]

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The Heart of Faith

“And it was good”

February 1, 2016by Dr. Jessica Ann Hughes Leave a comment

A few nights ago, I was reading a popular children’s Bible with my kids. We read through the creation story describing how God made the light, separated the waters, formed […]

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Spirituality for the Rest of Us

Christmas in the South

December 21, 2015by Dr. Jessica Ann Hughes Leave a comment

“Mama, it doesn’t feel like Christmas,” my five-year-old daughter declared while drinking hot chocolate on a steamy Sydney morning. “Why?” “Because we’re eating sweets and it’s hot…and we don’t have […]

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The Heart of Faith

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